Hegau volcanoes - a landscape created from fire and ice
This Natura Trail of the Naturefriends runs through the FFH area western Hegau, the bird sanctuary Hohentwiel - Hohenkrähen and the nature reserves Hohentwiel, Hohenkrähen and Mägdeberg. Due to the great geological differences, the area is characterized by a variety of different habitats: Species-rich rough and dry grasslands, warm rocky sites and scree slopes as well as heat-loving mixed slope forests are of particular importance. The hike leads to castle ruins, whereby a day or half-day hike should be planned to visit these cultural monuments (especially the Hohentwiel), especially with children.
Autorentipp
You should plan enough time for the castle ruins, especially with children.
Wegbeschreibung
From the Landesgartenschau train stop, follow Schaffhauser Straße out of town and turn right into Hohentwielstraße. Follow the signposted footpath (Widerholdweg) up to the Hohentwiel domain.
Here you can climb the Hohentwiel or continue directly in the direction of Hohenkrähen past the estate, after 400 m turn right at the last stables down the meadow slope, then left and the next path on the right over the highway. Follow the path through the forest for approx. 1.0 km, at Ettenberg turn right towards Hohenkrähen and continue straight ahead. After approx. 1.5 km we reach the country road to Duchtlichen. Keep left and follow the road for approx. 200 m to the Hegau Haus (former Naturfreundehaus). Then follow a narrow path for approx. 800 m to the Duchtlinger Berg Hohenkrähen parking lot. Here we cross the road and reach the hiking trail to Hohenkrähen at the parking lot. The short, steep ascent is worthwhile due to the magnificent panoramic view - provided you are sure-footed and the weather is dry - and after the descent (on the same path) we keep to the right. Once we reach the small hill, we already have a beautiful view of the Mägdeberg. We keep to the right and after approx. 1 km reach the road (Mägdeberger Hof). Here we keep left and after 500 m we reach the summit of the Mägdeberg.
From the Mägdeberg we descend to Mühlhausen, cross under the main road, then keep left and after approx. one kilometer we reach the Mühlhausen train station.
Ausrüstung
Clothing suitable for the weather and sturdy shoes
Sicherheitshinweise
Sturdy shoes required for the ascent to the castles, especially in wet conditions
Buchempfehlungen des Autors
Natura Trails - hiking & experiencing nature. Preserving diversity, Silberburg-Verlag, 2016. ISBN 978-3-8425-1455-3 Natura Trail Hegau, NaturFreundehaus Bodensee, October 2012
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This Natura Trail is dedicated to Heinrich Weber (born September 11, 1885 in Freiburg, died September 25, 1944 in the Mauthausen concentration camp). Heinrich Weber was one of the outstanding personalities of the labor movement in the region until 1933. From 1920 to 1933, he was a representative of the Singen SPD on the citizens' committee and for a second time chairman of the stokers' and machinists' union. In his spare time, the passionate hiker was interested in scientific issues. From 1923 until it was banned by the National Socialists, Heinrich Weber was chairman of the Singen Friends of Nature. The Naturfreundehaus Bodensee in Markelfingen is thanks to his initiative. As part of “Aktion Gitter”, the great wave of arrests that followed the assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, Heinrich Weber was arrested and deported via detours to the Mauthausen concentration camp near Linz, where he died on September 25, 1944. In the 100th year of the existence of the Singen local group, the Naturefriends commemorate Heinrich Weber with this Natura Trail, a man with social commitment, civil courage and a wealth of knowledge in the fields of natural history and geology, who was a friend of his close homeland, the Hegau.
